The beauty of what well never know

Pico Lyer talks about the beauty of knowing where home is. He states the fact that when we don't have this sense of feeling that were in a secure place we feel vulnerable. In the book Of Mice And Men, George constantly traveled from place to place to work. They never really had a home except for when they lived with Lenny's aunt. Lenny, just like Mr. Lyer would never feel a sense of security when they didn't feel like they were where they belonged. So in a sense, Lenny's coping mechanism, which got him in trouble all the time, would be to touch soft things. Lenny never knew the life of someone who was settled and felt home. Its a sad thing that he died with such a false sense of hope of something that he'll never know.